Airswift, an international workforce solutions provider within the energy, process and infrastructure industries, has been tasked with hiring a senior process engineer for a long-term assignment with our chemical company client located in Plaquemines, LA. 

SUMMARY

This position will make decisions and recommendations that are recognized as authoritative and have a far-reaching impact on extensive engineering and related activities of the company; negotiates critical and controversial issues with top-level engineers and officers of other organizations and companies. Individuals at this level demonstrate a high degree of creativity, foresight, and mature judgment in planning, organizing and guiding extensive engineering programs and activities of outstanding novelty and importance.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

May include, but are not limited to, the following:
• Demonstrates strong safety culture through personal behavior and commitment to environmental, health & safety.
• Generate front-end scope packages for capital projects, including generating heat and mass balances, marked-up P&ID’s, PFD’s, project justification, piping and equipment sizing, instrumentation requirements, materials of construction.
• Size and recommend relief valves as needed.
• Attend process hazard reviews as required.
• Create and implement solutions to action items identified in PHA’s, audit findings, and root cause analysis.
• Promote and support the client's Continuous Improvement Process (CIP) activities as part of the department team.
• Prepare monthly and other reports required to keep management informed on progress of projects, improvements made and other items as necessary
• Use Statistical Process Control in the continuous improvement effort.
• Maintain information (files and documentation) for plant process, equipment and technology.
• Assist in the preparation of capital requests necessary to improve plant operations.
• Use Statistical Process Control in the continuous improvement effort.
• Maintain working knowledge of the plant operations and technology in order to identify improvement opportunities.
• Develops recommendations and makes decisions that have an important impact on extensive engineering activities
• Represents the company in technical areas. • Maintains detailed knowledge of site processes and technologies.
• Other duties as assigned 

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering required
• PE certification is preferred
• Minimum 8 years of related engineering experience is required
• Excellent organizational, interpersonal and communication skills, verbal and written • Proficient computer skills, with good working knowledge of all standard company applications (i.e., Microsoft Word, Excel, etc.)
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Self-directed and motivated
• Good leadership skills
• Ability to make sound decisions based upon technical information.